Best Settings for Cinemacraft Encoder SP v2.67

[kristin1228]

Hi!

I'm currently using Cinemacraft Encoder SP 2.0 v2.67 to convert my uncompressed AVI files to MPEG2 DVD Format. I editted the material with Adobe Premiere Pro and saved the AVI. Now, I want to convert the AVI to DVD format with CCE. What is the best settings to use? Also, what is the difference from open and closed GOPs? I tried both and couldn't see a difference in quality. Also, is it common for CCE to pixelate flashes in a video file? I made a music video with Adobe Premiere and used this white "strobe flash" effect which ended up pixelating the scenes with CCE, but the original AVI movie is fine. Is there a way to get around this with CCE or should I be using a different encoder? I want to get the best results possible.

Thanks for your help,
Kristin

[troyvcd1]

CCE is the best encoder out there. You might try lowering the quantizing down. For best results frameserve with avisynth and use some kind of filter like convolution 3d. See avisynth.org or doom9.org for details.

[BJ_M]

CCE is the best encoder out there. You might try lowering the quantizing down. For best results frameserve with avisynth and use some kind of filter like convolution 3d. See avisynth.org or doom9.org for details.

cce is a good encoder - not nessesarly the best ..

there would be no reason what so ever to frame serve an original video he just created in premiere pro and saved as avi --- and unless the video was shot at low light and/or extremly noisy .. there would be no reason and a bad idea to blur it (a convolution filter) (and would be better to use adobe remove noise and median filters) ..


as for the original question --- use open GOPS ...

where there is sudden flashs like you describe or running water and or moving fog .. it is best to manually increase the bit rate at those points and also increase the number of I frames temp. ... flashs, if a solid flash - may require dithering (can be done in adobe or cce) ..

there are so many things - but i can really only tell/show you exactly if i see the source ...

you can also encode straight out of adobe with the built in main concept encoder which produces excellent results .... cce also installs as a plug in into adobe ....

[kristin1228]

I'm still having problems with CCE SP. I changed the settings up and even followed some examples on this site, but it still pixelates the flashy sequences and randomly puts small pixel squares in other areas sometimes. The only way it didn't do this was when I used the MPG2 First pass VBR with separate video and audio. I don't want to separate them though, so I like to use the MPG2 PS Video+Audio. Is there anyway to keep it from pixelating randomly, especially on white flashes (this is actually a stobe effect where the quick flashes blend with the scene)? What settings do I need to change?

I would use ProCoder, but I don't like the way it darkens the color. Is there a way around that?

What is the *best* encoder? I would really like to know.

Thanks for your help,
Kristin